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Kvetch as Kvetch Can: Jew­ish Cartoons
Ken Krim­stein
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Fic­tion
The Swag Man
Howard Jacob­son
Essay

When 50 Hap­pens to Good Peo­ple: Part Two

Actress, author, and activist Annabelle Gur­witch is the author of two books—You Say Toma­to, I Say Shut Up and Fired!—and the e‑book sin­gle Autumn Leaves (avail­able…
Annabelle Gur­witch
May 30, 2013
Essay

When 50 Hap­pens to Good Peo­ple: Part One

Actress, author, and activist Annabelle Gur­witch is the author of two books—You Say Toma­to, I Say Shut Up and Fired!—and the e‑book sin­gle Autumn Leaves (avail­able from…
Annabelle Gur­witch
May 28, 2013
Cover of You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story
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You Say Toma­to, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story
Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn
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Adiron­dack Mendel’s Aufruf: Wel­come to Chelm’s Pond
Sandor Schuman, illustrated by Kevin Kuhne
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Thanks. I Need­ed That.
Robert Alper
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No Joke: Mak­ing Jew­ish Humor
Ruth R. Wisse
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Stand­ing Up
Mar­i­on Grodin
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War­rior Princess: My Quest to Become the First Female Maa­sai Warrior
Mindy Bud­gor
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Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, & Ridicu­lous­ness for the Gluten-Free
April Peveteaux
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Con­fes­sions of a Wor­ry­wart: Hus­bands, Lovers, Moth­ers, and Others
Susan Orlins
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Cook­fight
Julia Moskin & Kim Severson
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Over­weight Sen­sa­tion: The Life and Com­e­dy of Allan Sherman
Mark Cohen
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Bar­ry Son­nen­feld, Call Your Moth­er: Mem­oirs of a Neu­rot­ic Filmmaker
Bar­ry Sonnenfeld
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Chil­dren’s
Chelm for the Holidays
Valerie Estelle Frankel
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